Mega Thread The Questions Thread - Part III

[Gough]

What do you do if you didn't do a tax return 20 years ago when you were 18, and it keeps popping up as overdue, but you can't access your group certificate from 2004?

Just got off the phone with an ex who's a lawyer at the ATO. Go here and he reckoned to ask for documents between 03 and 07 to be safe.

Copies of tax documents request | Australian Taxation Office

Most requests for copies of tax documents can be made using our online services if you have the required authority.

www.ato.gov.au

He said on the upside if the if they have no records for you for that year it means you have no tax to pay, he also said it covers your arse if they do come after you because you can point to this and say that you've been trying to resolve the issue.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Thanks everyone, you're all super helpful

especially you Gough - contacting an ex is going above and beyond for lil ole me xo

 

[Gough]

Thanks everyone, you're all super helpful

especially you Gough - contacting an ex is going above and beyond for lil ole me xo

He mentioned he might pop round on the weekend so I could be on promise thanks to you.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

He mentioned he might pop round on the weekend so I could be on promise thanks to you.

Get it G

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Must be the ATO flavour atm. Got a notification telling me they're amending my return from 2021. I owe them $409